I want to be able to lean on my own shoulder. I do what I do because I want to be successful and I don’t want to have to depend on anyone else. As a child, my parents divorced and I had to witness my amazing, loving, grown mother struggle because she had nowhere to turn to for help. We ended up living at my grandparents’ house, and moved out when my mom found another love. My aunt had the same experience many times. She would fall in love with a man, become dependent on him and, subsequently, be lost and alone. Though these scenes are unfortunate and tough times, they helped shape me into the strong, confident, determined person I am today.
I want to succeed and accomplish enough on my own first so that I can be confident and comfortable on my own, without the necessity to rely on others to survive comfortably. My uncle is a quadriplegic because at the age of 18 he dove into a shallow pool and broke his neck. He was a prime athlete and is one of the smartest people I know. After his accident he continued his education through undergraduate and law school. His hard earned accomplishments have always pushed me to do what I do with more vigor. Knowing that he has had set backs and cannot do what I have the complete capability to do drives me to take advantage of all of my opportunities such as walking on to the rowing team. I want to be able to make my family proud because disappointing them is too much to handle and disappointing myself is even worse. I want to succeed and be comfortable on my own so I can ultimately find love and contentment in life. I do what I do because I don’t know what else I would do. The traveling I have been lucky enough to do has opened the world more for me, but the path I am on is the one I know will lead me to a place where I can depend on myself and be able to open up to the rest of the world.
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